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    The State of Play in the Starting Pitcher Market

    Teams that at this point are still looking for a starting pitcher: Braves, Yankees, Tigers, Royals, Rangers, Angels, Astros, Giants, Rockies.

    Free agents still available: Scherzer, Shields, Volquez, Peavy, Anderson, Harang, Vogelsong, Morrow.

    Teams willing to trade starting pitchers: Mets who might be willing to deal two, Orioles, maybe one or two others (what the Reds do with Cueto remains a very interesting question, others known to be available for the right price include Hamels and Kennedy).

    Still looks like a buyer's market.

    My guesses on how the musical chairs might play out: Rangers make trade with Mets, Scherzer to Tigers, Shields to Yankees, Peavy to Giants, , Rockies make trade with Orioles, Astros make trade with Mets, Volquez to Braves, Anderson to Angels, Harang to Royals.

    Which leaves maybe a team or two still willing to trade a pitcher and Morrow/Vogelsong out there feeling unwanted.

    In this market, it will pay to wait when it comes to acquiring starting pitching. I'm glad Hart and company have taken their time.

    Btw, if the Tigers sign Scherzer my guess is they become very unlikely to extent Price and might even be willing to deal him this off-season. Their rotation in that scenario would be Scherzer, Verlander, Sanchez, Simon, Greene.
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    A few additional thoughts . .

    - Padres have an offer out to Morrow and Pirates are said to be pursuing Volquez. Padres signing Morrow may make it easier for them to trade an SP for a bat.

    - The Reds are still trying to contend (how, I don't know) and are looking to add offense. I don't think they plan to trade Cueto or Leake now.

    - With the Braves newfound focus on clubhouse culture, I wonder if they'll prioritize a high-character veteran since the balance of their rotation is so young. That would portend someone more like Peavy and might make them less interested in Volquez based on some things I've read about him over the years.

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    Ian Kennedy is the pitcher the Padres want to move. Don't think we would have interest given he is a one year rental. But his availability does affect the overall supply and demand calculus.

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    Depends on what you are looking for. My guess is it's a sellers' market for Scherzer (and maybe Shields), but it's a buyers' market for the Braves as they are looking for a guy for the back end of the rotation. Curious to see what sets the negotiating benchmarks for the guys you've mentioned: Santana's 4/$54 MM, McCarthy's 4/$48 MM, or Masterson's 1/$9.5 MM+incentives.

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    Volquez from the list above. 2 years for 12 million. Sign me up.

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    Call me crazy, but Harang is still looking like a good fit if he would settle for another one-year contract. Turner Field is ideal for his fly ball tendancy.

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    Harang or Vogelsong would be ok if we have in fact moved away from the idea of playing Gattis in left.

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    Maybe a trade for Lester. By then he might be the right pitcher at the right time.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tapate50 View Post
    While Id like Shields, best case would be adding Hamels.

    Max as well...

    Next year who would be available that would fit that #1 starter?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsacpi View Post
    Maybe a trade for Lester. By then he might be the right pitcher at the right time.
    Yeah, for the Cubs
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    I have reason to believe Lester desperately wants to pitch for the Braves.
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    Yeah, for the Cubs

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